Railroad-car.



1.6 S. WISNIEWSKI.

RAiLROAD CAR.

APPLicATloN HIJED 1AN.29,1918.

Patented Apr. 16, 1918,

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1.6L S. WISNIEWSKI.

RAILROAD CAR.

APPLICATION FILED IANI29. I9Is.

Patented Apr. 1 6, 1918.

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JOHN wIsNIEwsKI Ann'` sraivisLAU Wisniewski, or roUGnKnrsrE, NEW YORK.

RAILROAD-oen. Y

Specification of Letters Patent. l Patented Apr. 16,1918.

Application filed January 29, 1918. Serial No. 214,299.'v

To all fwwm t may concern.'

Bv, it known that we, JOHN Wisniewski, a citizen of the United States, resident of Poughkeepsie, county ofDutchess, and State of New i'ork, and STANIsLAU VISNIEWSKI,

the, invention .is to provide a car having rer movable or foldable bunks which may be disniounted and carried in the car 'when'not in use so that the car` may be used for the transmittal of freight and the like.

Another Vobject of the invention resides in the provision of bunksas above descfibed which may be readily set up for use with a minimum amount of labor.

As a further object the invention contemplates the use of novel supporting means for the bunks which are adapted to be placed in pockets in the sides of the car which are formed by the uprights and braces of the car body.

l/Vith these and other objects in View the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be fully set forth in the following specification, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which;

Figure l, is a transverse vertical sectional view through a car constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fi g. 2. is a vertical sectional view i y through Fig. 1 taken on line 2 2 thereof,

Fig. 3, is a horizontal sectional view taken y on line 3 3 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 4l, is an enlarged detail perspective view of one of the supporting hooks illustrating the hanger bar therefor in detail.

Fig. 5, is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the bunks in folded position, and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary detailview showing the means by which the legs are held in position in the car floor.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, the numeral 1, designates as an entirety a car which comprises a bottom 2, provided with the side walls 3, which are supported on suitable uprights 4. These uprights are braced by the braces 5 which form pockets 6, the use of which will appear as the description proceeds. The usual roof vcovers the entire car. as clearly shown on the drawings.

'Attached to tlieuprights t, are spaced.-

horizontally extending hanger bars 7 ,l which are notched around theuprights as illus.

ing attached thereto transverse strapslO, the rear ends of which are bent upwardly as at 1l, and provided with eyes l2 for the reception of the supporting hooks 13. As shown the inner or rear vends of they bunks are supported on the hooks which arev in turn supported on the hanger bars 7, whilefthe outer ends of the bunks are supported on the legs le. An opening l5 is formed near u each of the outer corners ofthe lower bunk 8,"and is adapted to receive a locking pin 16, by means of whichthe legs are prevented from falling outwardly. In order to keep so.A

the lower end of each of the lower legs from f becoming displaced when the device is in use the floor or bot-tom of the car is provided with openings 17, for the reception of lugs 18 formed on plates 19, which are attached to the lower ends of the said lower legs as clearly illustrated in the drawings.

In order to further support the outer edges of the upper bunks the hooks 20 are carried by the end walls of the car and these hooks enter eyes 21 which are attached to the bunks in any suitable manner.

A retaining bar 22 is attached to the uprights l, between the upper and lower hanger bars and this bar is provided with a ledge or flange 23, the use of which will be more fully hereinafter described. I

In operation it will .be understood that the hooks 13 are first placed on the bars 7 and the same are then passed through the eyes l2 so that the rear edge of the bunks will be held in position. The lower legs 14 are then placed beneath the lower bunk with the lugs 18 entering their respective openings 17 and in this way it will be seen that the lower bunk will be supported in operative position. The legs of the upper bunk are then placed beneath the outer edge thereof and on the lower bunk after which When it is desired to clear the interior of the car for use as a freight car or the like itivill be understood that the bunks are removed and placed on the bar 22 as shown in Fig. 5 and the legs and hooks are placed in the pockets 6 as illustrated in Fig. Q. ln

*putinto operation and the necessity of buildin e' nialeshiftbunlrs ivill be avoided.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and 'described the preferred embodiment of this invention it will be understood that certain niinor changes in the constrnction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to'ivithout departing from the spirit and scopeV of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is :fr

l. lin a car, hanger bars,re1novable bunks,

hookspor connecting the bun (s to the hanger bars, andholding the rear ends of the bunks in Yspaced relation and legs for holding the forward ends Gopies of this patent may be obtained for of the bunks in spaced rela-" ve cents each, by

Laoaseli tion, said legs engaging in openings formed in the iioor of the car..

2. ln a car, hanger bars,"re1novable bunks,

hooks for connecting the rear ends of the bunks to the hanger bars and supporting them in spaced relation, legs for holding the forward ends of the bunks in spaced rela* tion and meansv for holding the legs against accidental outward movement.

in a car, a bottom, side Walls, up rights supporting the side Walls, braces for the 'uprights, said nprights and braces forining pockets, hanger bars attached to the nprights, hooks removably secured to the hanger bars, bunks, eyes carried by the bunks and adapted to receive the hooks to supportl the rear ends of the bunks in spaced relation, legs for supporting the forward ends of the bunks in spaced relation, lugs on the lower legs for entering the floor o'l the car to prevent said legsironi being displaced, and. pins passing through the bunks i'or holding the upper ends of the legs in position.

ln testimony whereof ive have aiiixed our signatures.

JOHN VVISNEWSKI. STANSLAU VVISNIEVSKI.

addressing the Connssioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G. 

